Colorado Golf Association News

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Breakthrough

CSU senior AJ Ott scores first individual college victory at Rams’ season opener; teammates Plousha, Bryant also notch top-10s By Gary Baines - 2/17/2021

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Hits Just Keep Coming

With Sunday’s victory by Daniel Berger, competitors in 2012 U.S.

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Close Call

Former CSU golfer Blake Cannon falls just short of mini-tour win, losing in a playoff By Gary Baines - 2/13/2021 Former Colorado State University golfer

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Carrying It Forward

14 Colorado caddies earn Evans Scholarships to CU; a record 7 started at Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy, including first-ever from Grand Junction

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Best of 2020

Sportswomen of Colorado honoring Kupcho, Braecklein By Gary Baines - 2/10/2021 Jennifer Kupcho went into the Sportswomen of Colorado Hall of Fame four

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Getting Going at Last

CU’s Bouraeda notches top-5 finish in season opener; Schalk places 27th in college debut By Gary Baines - 2/9/2021 Junior Malak Bouraeda recorded the

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Quick Off the Mark

UNC’s Jack Castiglia opens college season with sixth-place finish; Air Force’s Luke Trujillo closes with 65 By Gary Baines - 2/8/2021 In his first

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PART OF the Sweet 16

Promotion gives former CGA staffer Pete Lis his ‘dream’ job as PGA Tour rules official By Gary Baines - 2/8/2021 Eighteen years ago this month, Pete Lis

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First, Colorado; Next, World?

Meteoric rise continues for winner of 2020 TPC Colorado Championship By Gary Baines - 2/7/2021 It’s unfortunate that, of all years, the general public

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Heating Up in the Desert

Denver native Mark Hubbard starts Phoenix Open with his low PGA Tour round ever, firing a 63 By Gary Baines - 2/4/2021 Denver native Mark Hubbard ,

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An easy adjustment to fix your slice off the tee!

GOLFTEC offers up an easy adjustment you can make to help turn those slices off the tee into draw shots with more distance!

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Get Out the Calendar

Dates set for 2021 Colorado Golf Hall of Fame induction and tournament, both hosted by Colorado Golf Club By Gary Baines - 2/3/2021 The 48th induction

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Centennial State’s Best Ever

In honor of this year’s 50th anniversary of Irwin’s first PGA Tour win, let’s rank the best men and women golfers of all time who grew up in Colorado By

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Breakthrough

Part-time Denver resident Kevin Stadler makes first PGA Tour cut since 2014 By Gary Baines - 1/29/2021 At long last.

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First Time Around

Pioneers place 10th in Carpenter’s debut as DU men’s head coach; DU’s Enright finishes third in women’s tourney By Gary Baines - 1/27/2021 The University

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Go to the Head of the Class

Laurie Steenrod ‘rates’ an ‘A’ from the CGA; retired Aurora teacher named the 2020 Women’s Volunteer of the Year By Gary Baines - 1/27/2021 It was a cold

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Perfect Storm

The final numbers are in: Golf rounds played in Colorado in 2020 finished up a whopping 20 percent By Gary Baines - 1/25/2021 Which of the following

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Local Mini Tour Roundup

Former CU golfer Yannik Paul runner-up on Swing Thought Tour; twin brother Jeremy chalks up 2 top-6 finishes in 3 days By Gary Baines - 1/23/2021 The

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Making Waves

After erratic final round, Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Jobe chalks up his 34th top-11 finish on PGA Tour Champions; Denver native Hubbard a hit with ‘The

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Q&A

Life is ever-evolving for Texan-turned-Aspen ‘mountain man’ Justin Leonard By Gary Baines - 1/22/2021 Justin Leonard was a Texan through and through for

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Reasons to Remember

Milestone anniversaries we’ll be celebrating in Colorado golf this year By Gary Baines - 1/20/2021 Don’t forget your anniversary.

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Bright Future

5 instructors from Colorado named to Golf Digest’s ‘Best Young Teachers in America’ list By Gary Baines - 1/17/2021 Five Colorado PGA golf instructors,

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Long Time Coming

After 10-month drought, Colorado-based Division I college teams set to resume intercollegiate tournament action By Gary Baines - 1/14/2021 It’s been more

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A Guiding Light

CC at Castle Pines’ Tara Morris named a Top 50 Kids Coach of the Year by U.S.

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Strong Showing

Pueblo West’s Zaremba notches top-10 finish at national PGA Senior Stroke Play tourney By Gary Baines - 1/12/2021 Mike Zaremba of Pueblo West, a past

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What Awaits This Year?

Major events, big tournaments, notable happenings that are on tap — or could be — for 2021 in Colorado golf By Gary Baines - 1/11/2021 Especially this

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Local TOURNEY Roundup

Former CSU golfer Ellen Secor, winner of 2018 U.S.

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Rare Honors

Babe Zaharias, a former prominent Colorado resident, and Annika Sorenstam, winner of 1995 U.S.

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Among the Best

Colorado well represented on Golfweek’s list of top residential and resort courses in the country By Gary Baines - 1/6/2021 The first major golf course

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Ever So Close

CU’s Canon Olkowski places second out of 112 players at Saguaro Amateur; DU’s Jones finishes 10th By Gary Baines - 1/4/2021 University of Colorado golfer

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The Year Ahead for Locals on Tour

Major Tour milestones likely await locals Laird, Kupcho, Jobe in 2021 By Gary Baines - 1/4/2021 The calendar has flipped to 2021, and an eventful year it

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Local Tournament Roundup

Bryant siblings, Webster, Lehigh notch top-10s in Arizona; Severin runner-up in team tourney; former CCU golfer Carlson and partner win against stacked

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YEAR-END COUNTDOWN, PART II

The top dozen stories in Colorado golf for 2020 By Gary Baines - 12/30/2020 It’s time to wrap up the top stories in Colorado golf for 2020 with our

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Happy New Year from the CGA

Wishing you and yours a healthy and prosperous 2021!

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Year-End Countdown

The top stories in Colorado golf for 2020, Part I By Gary Baines - 12/28/2020 Three hundred and sixty-two days down and just four yet to be completed

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Answer to Dec. 28 Weekly Insider Trivia

Former University of Colorado golfer Steve Jones, who turned 62 years old yesterday, Dec.

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